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1: To the Ends of the Earth | Frozen Planet
David Attenborough sets out on an extraordinary journey across the earth's polar regions, exploring the Arctic and Antarctic.
2: Spring | Frozen Planet
It's spring in the polar regions and, after a five-month absence, the sun reappears. The greatest seasonal transformation on our planet is under way.
3: Summer | Frozen Planet
The impact of summer on polar bears, musk oxen and penguins, who struggle to cope with an unlikely problem - heat.
4: Autumn | Frozen Planet
As the big freeze returns, polar landscapes are transformed. Wildlife leaves, but the giant emperor penguin arrives.
5: Winter | Frozen Planet
During winter, most animals abandon the polar regions, but a few extreme survivors remain. This is the story of their battles to endure the planet'...
6: The Last Frontier | Frozen Planet
Documentary series revealing the riches and wonders of polar regions. Today, their survival relies on a combination of ancient wisdom an...
7: On Thin Ice | Frozen Planet
David Attenborough journeys to the poles to investigate what rising temperatures will mean for the people and wildlife that live there, and fo...
Criminal penguins | Frozen Planet
Some penguins turn to a life of crime to build the perfect nest.
Stunning snowflakes | Frozen Planet
Two identical snowflakes have never been found.
1: Cauldron of Life | Galapagos
Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team aboard the research vessel the Alucia on an expedition across the Galapagos Islands.
1: Island of Marvels | Madagascar
Series exploring Madagascar and its unique wildlife. David Attenborough reveals the most bizarre places and their inhabitants on this ecolo...
1: Pulse | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us
Documentary series that explores the importance of water to human civilisation. How H2O causes deserts to bloom, creates rivers in ...
1: Tropical Worlds | The Green Planet
Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspec...
10: Seasonal Forests | Planet Earth
Documentary series which celebrates our planet in all its glory. David Attenborough reveals the greatest woodlands on earth, from the nor...
11: Ocean Deep | Planet Earth
Series showing our planet in its natural glory. A look at the largest of all habitats, the ocean, which encompasses 90 per cent of all the livi...
2: Lost Worlds | Madagascar
David Attenborough looks at the island's eastern coast, home to cyanide-eating lemurs and leaf-tailed geckos.
2: Mountains | Planet Earth
Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its glory. This edition looks at mountains, beginning with the birth of a mountain and ending at...
2: Mountains | Planet Earth II
The wildlife documentary series with David Attenborough continues with a unique and intimate glimpse into the secretive lives of mountain-dwel...
2: Ocean | Planet Earth III
A groundbreaking journey from tropical shallow seas to the mysterious depths. Sir David Attenborough reveals extraordinary new worlds and unique ...
2: Secrets of the Deep | Galapagos
Liz Bonnin and the team of scientific experts set off beneath the waves in a specially equipped deep sea submersible and go in search of a...
2: The Deep | Blue Planet II
The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough goes on groundbreaking journey to the deepest parts of the oceans.
2: The Deep | The Blue Planet
David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans to uncover the strange, otherworldly creatures living in the depths of the ocean.
2: Water Worlds | The Green Planet
A look at the beautiful, bizarre worlds created by water plants. Flowers smother rivers and lakes. Plants fight and hunt. A river bubbles ...
3: Coral Reefs | Blue Planet II
The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough reveals the ingenious ways life exists in the undersea cities of tropical reefs.
3: Deserts and Grasslands | Planet Earth III
David Attenborough explores earth's greatest wildernesses, where extraordinary life survives in unexpected ways, and nature puts...
3: Freshwater | Planet Earth
Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its glory. This edition follows the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their mountai...
3: Future Frontiers | Galapagos
In the culmination of this scientific expedition, Liz Bonnin and the team see first-hand the impact that humans have had on the Galapagos Isl...
3: Jungles | Planet Earth II
Jungles provide the richest habitats on the planet - mysterious worlds of high drama where extraordinary animals attempt to survive in the most ...
3: Land of Heat and Dust | Madagascar
This programme follows the animals' fortunes through the wet and dry seasons in this island of extremes.
5: Forests | Planet Earth III
Sir David Attenborough journeys into the forests, where dogs communicate with whistles, treehoppers fight assassin bugs, 'spirit bears' fish, a...
The mystery of the whale shark nursery | Blue Planet II
Nutrients from the deep provide sustenance for a large gathering of sea life.
Ants vs Cows | Natural World
The super colony unites in a spectacular attack to defend their nest from curious cows.
Young spider monkey needs dad's help | Planet Earth II
In the forests of Guatemala a young spider monkey is going exploring. But she gets stuck and needs dad's help to get d...
Lizard Heaters | Life in Cold Blood
Wall lizards take advantage of foul-smelling dead-horse arums.
How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth? | Horizon
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world faces a population crisis and if it is the duty of indiv...
Cross-dresser | Life
Some male cuttlefish are too small to fight for a mate, so have to come up with a sneaky plan if they are to get their way with the girls. Approaching a...
Whale shark feeding | Planet Earth
The crew seized an unexpected opportunity, when a perfect set of technical and animal circumstances converged, to film this behaviour for ...
Our Precious Isles | Wild Isles
David Attenborough celebrates the rich variety of habitats in our wild isles, the existence of which is critical for the survival of species ...
David Attenborough | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
David Attenborough speaks about the environment. Also, includes footage of the drones that turn into animals.
COP26 delegates and climate scientists | Climate Change: The Facts
COP26 delegates and climate scientist Hannah Cloke discuss their hopes for the COP26 conference.
Greta meets David Attenborough | Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough discuss their hopes for the future of the planet.
Poison dart frogs battle it out | Attenborough's Life in Colour
A poison dart frog fights off a contender until he's sufficiently warned off.
Leopard seal vs penguin | Seven Worlds, One Planet
Glaciers crumbling more quickly, due to climate change, give the advantage to leopard seals hunting penguins.
The People v Climate Change
Meet the 108 ordinary Brits who Sir David Attenborough says we should listen to. This warm and honest documentary reveals how everyday people fee...
Consumption and waste | Extinction: The Facts
The impact of consumption and waste on biodiversity.
Tait's pups meet the pack… and honey badgers | Dynasties
Tait introduces her tiny pups to the rest of the pack as they emerge for the very first time. But the pack is visi...
Marine predators and scavengers | The Blue Planet
The scavengers of the deep ocean rely on predators at the surface to provide their nutrition.
Compilation | Attenborough at 90
A short montage of the fun and amazing moments David Attenborough has shared in his documentaries over a 70-year career.
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